Trump moves to repeal disparate impact liability, a key civil rights tenet
Apr 24, 2025 10:40 AM
President Trump has taken steps to nullify a key component to the Civil Rights Act as he works to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies from the federal government. One of the executive orders issued Wednesday, dubbed Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, would dismantle disparate impact liability — a legal theory codified in...